Penguins emotional response to Jeff Carter's retirement

The Pittsburgh Penguins played their last regular season game against the NY Islanders last night and it also turned out to be Jeff Carter's last NHL game

It was originally reported by the Penguins that Jeff Carter will be retiring after this season. After the game it was an emotional moment for Carter and the Penguins. Much respect to the Islanders and their fans for saluting Carter on his long NHL career.



After the game, one of the players who was asked about Carter was a long time rival and teammate Sidney Crosby.


He got choked up a bit when reminiscing about Carter and playing with him on Team Canada as well as against him in the NHL.






When Evgeni Malkin was asked about Jeff Carter, he talked about how he hopes he may return but understands what Carter's priority is now.




One thing is for sure, Jeff Carter does seem ready to retire and continue on his other full-time job. Being a father.



Congratulations to Jeff Carter on a great career!